Impact of Fatty Liver on Acute Pancreatitis Severity
Joint Authors
Choi, Myung-Gyu
Choi, Moon Hyung
Yoon, Seung Bae
Lee, Kyungjin
Ham, Hyoju
Oh, Hyun Jin
Park, Se Hwan
Lim, Chul-Hyun
Lee, In Seok
Source
Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-04-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
Acute pancreatitis is typically a mild disease, but some patients develop severe courses.
Fatty liver changes are seen in patients with acute pancreatitis, but its clinical significance has not been well-studied.
We aimed to investigate the relationship between fatty liver and the severity of acute pancreatitis.
Methods.
Unenhanced CT images of patients with acute pancreatitis were retrospectively reviewed by a radiologist, and mean hepatic and splenic attenuation was measured in Hounsfield units (HU).
Fatty liver was defined as mean hepatic/splenic HU<1.
Results.
Among 200 patients, fatty liver was found in 67 (33.5%) and nonfatty liver in 133 (66.5%).
Compared with patients without fatty liver, the severity of pancreatitis and levels of serum C-reactive protein were higher in fatty liver patients.
The prevalence of local complications, persistent organ failure, and mortality were also higher in patients with fatty liver.
Even after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, and cause of pancreatitis, fatty liver was significantly associated with moderately severe or severe acute pancreatitis.
Conclusions.
Fatty liver may play a prognostic role in acute pancreatitis.
Fatty liver could be incorporated into future predictive scoring models.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yoon, Seung Bae& Lee, In Seok& Choi, Moon Hyung& Lee, Kyungjin& Ham, Hyoju& Oh, Hyun Jin…[et al.]. 2017. Impact of Fatty Liver on Acute Pancreatitis Severity. Gastroenterology Research and Practice،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yoon, Seung Bae…[et al.]. Impact of Fatty Liver on Acute Pancreatitis Severity. Gastroenterology Research and Practice No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yoon, Seung Bae& Lee, In Seok& Choi, Moon Hyung& Lee, Kyungjin& Ham, Hyoju& Oh, Hyun Jin…[et al.]. Impact of Fatty Liver on Acute Pancreatitis Severity. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156392
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156392